Apr 24, 2014

Telegram is a free messaging app that focuses on speed and security. There are official Telegram applications available for iOS and Android as well as various unofficial clients for Windows, Mac OS X and Windows Phone.

On Linux, Telegram is available as a Chrome App, browser app as well as a command line client and now, thanks to Costales' work, you can now also use a Telegram webapp in Ubuntu.

The Telegram Ubuntu webapp features Unity Dash integration so you can launch Telegram from Dash and also, you get Unity Launcher / Messaging menu conversations unread count.

Install Telegram WebApp in Ubuntu

The Telegram WebApp is available for Ubuntu 14.04 and 13.10 in a PPA. Add the PPA and install it using the following commands: